This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Thinking about counselling?
Addiction can come to dominate your thinking and behaviour.
If you’re experiencing issues related to a form of addiction (drugs, alcohol, sex etc) I can assist you in identifying the place that addiction takes in your life, help you to explore its origins and other options for its management.
Bereavement/loss can have serious impacts on your life.
If you have experienced a bereavement or other form of loss (redundancy, relationship ending, home/house) I can help you to understand and manage the feelings of grief that arise.
Issues arising in your Employment can impact your overall health and welfare.
If you're having difficulties with employment aspects of your life I can help you to explore their origins and impact, and to explore what changes you may be able to make.
Anxiety and depression can arise from a wide variety of sources or situations.
Counselling can offer a safe space in which to unpack and explore your feelings.
Kink aware
If you identify as being part of the kink or BDSM community I offer kink friendly, empathic, non-judgemental counselling.
What to expect.
On initial contact I will ask you some general questions to establish that I can, in principle, be of help and we can book an appointment.
At the same time, you can ask questions about what to expect from the counselling process.
Counselling typically consists of weekly sessions, but other appropriate arrangements can be negotiated.
I charge £60/session, which typically lasts 50 minutes.
Training, qualifications & experience
MA in the Theory & Practice of Counselling (Univ. of Warwick)
Diploma in Counselling (Univ. of Warwick)
Certificate in Supervision (Univ. of Warwick)
25 years of counselling experience in private practice, plus experience of working in a drug & alcohol rehabilitation unit and operational management of a telephone counselling EAP service.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
The fee is £60/session, which typically lasts 50 minutes.
I would welcome an initial phone call, which need take only 10 minutes of your time, during which we can introduce ourselves and I can register what has brought you to counselling and assess whether we would be better served by meeting in person or online (depending on your availability)
When I work
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I am generally work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but can set up appointments on other days/times by arrangement.
